UC Bearcat
from Then to Now

The exhibit, on display on the 4th floor of Blegen
Library, chronicles the history of the UC mascot from his earliest days in 1914 to the present.

More information about the UC Bearcat is available online.

What is a bearcat?
There really is an animal known as a bearcat. A bearcat, known more scientifically as a binturong, is a tree-climbing member of the mongoose family. Native to Southeast Asia, it is nocturnal and mostly omnivorous. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden had a binturong named Alice in the 1980s and 1990s that they would bring to campus for events. Their current bearcat, Lucy, came to live in Cincinnati in 2008. Lucy was named in a public contest held by the Zoo.

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